What Are My Chances In Getting Into Unc-chapel Hill?

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International Diploma Candidate, Class of 2010
College Experience Student: CPCC (only IB Student in school) Have 9 college credits so far.
GPA: Unweighted: 2.958 out of 3.0
Weighted: 3.958 out of 5.0
Class Rank: 38/246 ( top 15 %)
ACT: 22
SAT: 1600 out of 2400
Languages:
• Tigrinya(Native Language spoken at home-Regional Language of Eritrea)
• English(Fluent)
Achievements/Honors:
• National Honors Society, 2008-2010
• Academic Honor Roll, 2006-2007, 2008-2009
• Avid Academic Achievement Award, 2006-2007
• First Runner Up Miss. Harding 2009 Pageant
• Inducted: Carolinas Medical Center Diversity in Healthcare Physician Mentoring Program( 1 out of 16 in Charlotte to be chosen out of 50 applicants)
• Nominated for Project Uplift, 2008(UNC Chapel Hill)
• Nominated for North Carolina State University’s Park Scholarship, 2009
• Young Peoples Front for Democratic Justice, Certificate of Achievement( 5th Annual Eritrean Youth Conference of North America), 2009
Leadership
• Founder and President of Harding University High School’s IB Student Council, 2009
• Vice-President of Hands on Charlottes Youth Advisory Board, 2008-2009
• President of Hands on Charlottes Youth Advisory Board, 2009-2010
• Founder of Girls Helping Girls Community Service Project, 2008-2009
• Captain of Invisible Children of Uganda Book Drive, 2008-present
• Secretary of Young Peoples Front for Democratic Justice.
• Transition Team Leader, 2009-2010
• Secretary of Health Occupations Students of America, 2009-2010
• Kids Voting Precinct Leader: School Board Candidate Campaign
• Advocate for Barack Obama Campaign, 2008-2009
• Captain of Planting Peace Deworming Project to End World Hunger
Clubs/Community Activities
• Key Club,2007-present
• Health Occupations Student of America,2006-present
• IB Student Council, 2009-2010
• Model United Nations, 2009-2010
• Student Government, 2008-2009
• American Red Cross Blood Donor Volunteer, 2006-present
• Hands on Charlotte Youth Advisory Board, 2007-present
• Girlz Link Mentor/Tutor (brought a partnership between Girlz Link and Hands on Charlotte, brought the elementary mentees into the habit of volunteering at the nursing home on a monthly basis), 2008-2009
• Charlotte Mecklenburg Youth Voice, 2008-present
• Kids Voting: Precinct Captain,2009
• Young Peoples Front for Democratic Justice , Charlotte Chapter(raised $180 to sponsor a Martyr family in Eritrea, the amount raised will relieve the family from 1 ½ months of economic struggle.), 2009
• Young Peoples Front for Democratic Justice, Charlotte Chapter( raised 600 books towards the underprivileged village children in Eritrea, for the)
• Crop Hunger Walk (raised $300 providing two hundred chicks and four wire chicken coops, providing four families with a reliable source of eggs, protein, and income.)2006-2008
• Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice- Youth Empowerment Council
• Cultural Presentation International Festival: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006-present
• Opening Flute Performance -National Anthem of Eritrea,in front of an audience of 30,000 people at the Eritrean Festival in Washington, DC 2006, 2007
• Pre-servant St. Marks Coptic Orthodox Church
• Crisis Assistance Ministry Volunteer, 2007- present
• Nursing Home Volunteer, 2007-present
Athletics
• Tennis, 2007-2008
• Varsity Soccer, 2008-2009
Work Experience
• Academic Internship Program, Walgreens Pharmacy: 135 hours,

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Cochise on December 11, 2009 4:47 pm
I have to agree with the other answer. Having English as a second language, even with your fluency, probably had a marked negative impact on your SAT scores.
You are very interesting and I think would be an excellent addition to a college. UNC is huge and you’ll get lost there. Here is a different way:
Apply to Davidson College as well. They are much smaller than UNC, a nationally recognized liberal arts college, and I think Chris Gruber [Director of Admissions} will give your application personal attention – UNC just can’t do that because they are so big.
Here is the contact information:
Admission Office
Box 7156
Davidson, NC 28035-7156
(704) 894-2230
(800) 768-0380
Fax: (704) 894-2016
admission@davidson.edu
Contact: Christopher Gruber
Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid

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DrIG on December 11, 2009 5:28 pm
I need to be brutally frank about my analysis of your chances for UNC -Chapel Hill.
Many of the items that you mentioned above are outstanding.
You have a long and excellent record of extra-curricular and volunteeactivitiesies with a number of them showing leadership positions.Your interest in medicine is strong which you have shown. You also show a strong desire for social justice and willingness to help others.
Some admission officials will look down upon the many activities that you have and think that you are nconcentrated going from one to another as a method of scoring points on your college application.
Your GPA, ACT and SAT are low compared to the entering students at UNC indicating that your academic accomplishments are not strong. Your nine college credits is good.
I think that you might be wise in grouping your achievements into categories to show that you are not as splintered as it appears.
See if you can raise your scores. Take the SAT II exams and do not put in the names of the schools until after you see the results.
Apply to UNC and hope for the best.
Good luck.

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